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The Stream, August 27: Shale Gas Drilling Controversy in South Africa’s Karoo 27 Aug 2013 | 05:26 pm
Water and Energy Potential shale gas drilling operations are stirring up opposition in the arid Karoo region of South Africa, where some landowners and farmers fear hydraulic fracturing would deplete...
TIM: This Is Mongolia 27 Aug 2013 | 01:21 am
Circle of Blue’s senior editor defines Mongolia and reports on the development of a two-lane highway through the rural countryside. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue The braided hard-packed d...
The Stream, August 26: Fire Threatens San Francisco’s Water 26 Aug 2013 | 09:05 pm
A wildfire in California could threaten San Francisco’s water supply as it nears the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite, Fox News reported. The reservoir provides 85 percent of the city’s water. Resi...
Federal Water Tap, August 26: Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy (Plus, Food Safety) 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
“Smarter and Stronger” Better data and coordination, financial protections for homeowners, and resilient infrastructure are major pieces to the federal government’s rebuilding plan for the Mid-Atlant...
Summer Camp for Journalists: Water in Old Mining Country 23 Aug 2013 | 10:11 pm
On the road with IJNR’s Mining Country Institute, Hawaii-based Codi Yeager-Kozacek returns to Michigan and the Midwest. Photo Codi Yeager-Kozacek/Circle of Blue A piece of nickel, the metal that wil...
The Stream, August 23: Nation’s First Chromium Water Standard Appeases Managers, Shocks Environmentalists 23 Aug 2013 | 09:22 pm
“Five hundred times higher than safe levels is not protective of public health,” said Avinash Kar, an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, in review of a proposal for a drinking water ...
The Stream, August 22: United Nations Conference Emphasizes Water Management as Crucial to Sustainable Development 22 Aug 2013 | 08:51 pm
Yesterday’s United Nations (UN) conference stressed water management at national and global levels as the key to achieving sustainable development for the future, UN News Centre reported. “At the nati...
The Stream, August 21: China reluctant to engage in India’s water management plans 21 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
In the fifth round of India-China Strategic Dialogue, India pressed for an inter-governmental body to deal with water issues between the two nations, only to be met with a “less than enthusiastic” res...
The Stream, August 20: Anti-coal Seam Gas Campaign Fears States Will Not Follow Through, Protect Water Table 20 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
Water Contamination The Lock the Gate alliance in Australia finds that of 43 coal and gas developments that would potentially affect water supplies in the country, only four have had the government’s...
A Tank of Warm Water Brews a New Development Tea in Mongolia’s South Gobi Desert 19 Aug 2013 | 08:49 pm
Circle of Blue senior editor Keith Schneider wraps up his recent trip to Mongolia. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia's largest company, installed this tank to satisfy her...
